2024 Enclos Tourmaline
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Tasting Notes
Rich and bright, the 2024 Enclos Tourmaline offers an appealing nose with violet florals and plummy fruit. The palate is packed with red plum fruit, with a twist of tarter redcurrant and a savoury edge to the finish, with fine-textured tannins. 13.5% alcohol and 3.45pH. Blend: 96% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc
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Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
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Earthy red and black fruits, spicy wood, and liquid violet/floral notes all emerge from the 2024 Enclos Tourmaline. This riper, medium to full-bodied, straight-up sexy wine has plenty of mid-palate depth, a supple, layered mouthfeel, and outstanding length.
Deep garnet-purple colored. Wild blueberries and raspberries notes open on the nose, giving way to suggestions of wild fungi and tar. Light to medium-bodied, the palate is a bit chewy and rugged with just enough fruit and an earthy finish.
A blend of 96% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, the 2024 Enclos Tourmaline offers up a somber, dark bouquet of licorice, gentian, spices and smoke mingled with delicate oaky notes. Medium-bodied, firm and compact, it has good depth at the core framed by brittle tannins and a lively, energetic finish.
About the producer
Enclos Tourmaline is a single one-hectare plot situated on the Pomerol plateau next to Château Clinet and Château Feytit-Clinet. Before being bought by Peter Kwok in 2012, the vineyard was part of the Château La Patache property.